At St Joseph's we have a varied and busy school day full of learning, play and prayer to keep all of our pupils engaged in our wonderful environment. Due to our size we vary our school day depending on your childs key stage. Please see below for information regarding pickup and drop off.
Drop Off
We have new drop off and collection times so please read and take a look at the map for directions.
Please note the gates open at 8:35am. We are seeing an increasing number of children being dropped off early – some as early as 8:00am. Children are not supervised until the gates are open. There is still vehicle access to the car park until 8:30am which means any unsupervised children could be at risk. Please see our Clubs page for details of Y-Kidz, our wrap around school clubs for if you wish to leave your child earlier in a safe environment.
Please note that all children should enter using Gates 2 and 3. Under no circumstances should anyone be walking up from Gate 1 as they are at risk of injury.
| Key Stage Group | Gates to use |
|---|---|
| EYFS (Reception) | Gates 4 and 5 |
| Key Stage 1 | Gates 4 and 5 |
| Key Stage 2 | Gates 6, 7 and 8 |
Collection
Collection times are staggered by Year Groups. Please see the table below for preferred Entry and Exit Gates. Reception and Year 1 are collected from their classrooms, Year 2 from the Lower Playground, Year 3 from the Netball Court area and Year 4,5 and 6 are to be collected from the Astroturf. Please note all areas are subject to change so please do check back for the latest information.
| Key Stage Group | Time To Collect | Entry Gate | Exit Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYFS (Reception) | 3:00pm | Gate 5 | Gate 4 |
| Year 1 | 3:05pm | Gate 5 | Gate 4 |
| Year 2 | 3:05pm | Gate 5 | Gate 4 |
| Year 3 | 3:15pm | Gate 5 | Gates 4, 8 |
| Year 4 | 3:15pm | Gate 8 | Gate 8 |
| Year 5 | 3:15pm | Gate 8 | Gate 8 |
| Year 6 | 3:15pm | Gate 8 | Gate 8 |
